PENN, Irving.
Passage / A work record.
(Hamburg and New York): Gingko Press and Callaway Editions, (1991).
4to (314 × 272 mm), pp.300. 358 black-and-white and 57 colour photographs, reproductions of two Vogue covers, 1 poster, 5 black-and-white sketches and 7 colour drawings of Mushrooms, illustrated chronology to rear. Introduction by Alexander Lieberman. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with the collaboration of Alexandra Arrowsmith and Nicola Majocchi. Plain endpapers. Drab cloth-covered boards, spine lettered in black. Photo-illustrated dust-jacket. Fine.
First edition, European issue of this monumental retrospective monograph of Penn’s work. Beautifully printed under the supervision of Richard Benson in close cooperation with Penn. Passage contains a broad survey of Penn’s career, with the photographs accompanied by his personal recollections.
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